Beth HansenButh, painter of faery and myth, has emerged as one of todays premier visionary artists. Working out of her studio in her 96 year old bungalow in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Beths work is increasingly sought out by collectors of fantastic art from all over the world. Born on June 17th 1966, Beth showed an early interest in art which was encouraged by her mother, who was an avid hobby painter, and at the age of seven she began painting in oils with her mothers guidance. This early education as an oil painter was interrupted due to the passing of her mother in 1975. Beth continued to draw and occasionally paint throughout her childhood and teen years, the ease and portability of graphite pencil and sketchbook making that her favorite media for many years. Subjects often included animals and portraits, but when she started reading fantasy literature, dragons and hobbits started appearing in her sketchbook. Color called to her, though, and she began the long and arduous path of teaching herself oil painting. In the autumn of 2000 Beth studied FlemishDutch oil painting techniques in still life and portraiture in the studio of Jeff Hurinenko in St. Paul, Minnesota, which helped finetune her already award winning skills as a painter. Beth blends realism with romance in her oil paintings. Working in layers to achieve luminous skin tones and glowing light effects, she creates magical works inspired by faery lore and mythology. Featured in FATE Magazine as the Painter to the Faery Court, Beths visionary work has been published in Pentacle Magazine, Seventh House Publishings Seasons of the Witch calendars in 2003 and 2004, and she has done numerous illustrations for Tales of the Unanticipated, a speculative fiction small press publication.

Address: Beth Hansens Wyrdhaven Studio, 3838 Lyndale Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55412
Website: http://www.wyrdhaven.com/